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Originally Posted by HarryT
Can you give an example of personal data that would be protected by copyright? In order to gain copyright protection, it's generally the case that an element of creativity has to be involved. Simple factual data falls outside the scope of copyright law.
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If you're talking about the "metadata" that the NSA has been accused of hoarding, I suspect that you are correct. That would be particularly true since they would be collecting and compiling the data (i.e. the facts).
The content is a different matter altogether. The clearest examples would be an author emailing a draft to an editor or a graphics designer emailing sample artwork. However, letters are also covered by copyright.